pretty upsetting

i posted a thread offering comments in exchange for comments, and a guy left this as a comment

"Also, I have a difficult time believing that this poem was constructed by the likes of you. Your other poems seem too immature and lame to give any kind of evidence that you can write like this. It would seem more logical to believe that you have stolen this poem from another poet, than to believe that you actually wrote it."

kind of offending don't you think? is there somthing to be done? im sorry i don't know the proper protocal for reporting

its not the fact he says im not a good poet, its the way he insinuates i plagerised it.

sorry to bother anyone

Ruby

Did he write that in a comment or on the thread?

If it was on a comment. Click on the "complain" button, And I'm pretty sure it will be deleted.

But don't worry too much about what he said. I'm sure if some people read some of my older poems they would think my newer ones weren't written by me either.

" constructed by the likes of you"... thats harsh... thats so harsh i wouldn't even say it

that is Offending. I got a similar comment like that too from a girl, saying my poems were immature.

well it is constructive criticizm....you have to accept that. They aren't insulting you, they are just giving you feedback.

I have left comments for Ruby that may not be construed as entirely positive but I also gave what I hope was encouragement and advice (in particular: "Wishes", which is great and more should read) and votes I felt were appropriate.

As for the maturity of poems: I always check to see what the stated age of the author is first.

telling me i plagerised is not constuctive critisisem.
i'm fine with that, and i like people telling me how i can improve like Mr Henderson did (thanks for that by the way)

Ruby

Ruby, I was getting similar comments just a couple of days ago. Mine were offending and harsh, not even about my poetry. They just stated that I`m some screwed up emo who should go die ;; But Sunny (thanks, by the way =D) Deleted them. Just hit the "complain" button, you don`t have to fill anything out.
I understand that what he/she wrote isn`t really constructive criticism, and I think maybe he should have kept his personal opinions to his head. Maybe you did improve, or, maybe you just worked really really hard on that poem.

Thanks for sharing this!
Samantha Hollywood

Victoria constructive critizism is suggesting how to make it better not accusing the person of plagarism

I agree with Brian!

Jealousy makes people do nasty, silly and stupid things this is merely one of them...ever heard of the tall poppy syndrome...sometimes other people feel the need to be vindictive to cut others down to there own worthless size.

All my newest poems are WAY better than my older poems. That is BECAUSE the more you write, the better your poems BECOME. The person who left that comment just doesn't understand that. I was called immature for my poem the other day that I wrote. =[ I was sad at first but I finally got over it.

I do agree. That comment was very harsh.

>black&&blue

^me too, oh well, they just have nothing better to do

"That is BECAUSE the more you write, the better your poems BECOME."

You're wrong. The more you write... the more you WRITE. Improvement can only come with experimentation, sharing, and research. I wrote some poems when I was young and depressed that people clearly really enjoy. I also wrote some that were so bad I woouldn't trouble you all by spewing them onto this site. Likewise, I write some stuff now I think is OK to share with people, and I also write stuff that stays on the hard drive and I'd not miss if the damn thing exploded.

Ruby i think that what this person said to you is wrong but you also need to remember that you know the truth even if this person doesnt and letting this type of comment offend you is letting what that person said effect you when it shouldnt. Maybe they were just having an off day but i can understand why you feel upset.
~Kyra~

As always, Ed is right here I feel. You must experiment and read the works of others to become a better writer, otherwise you are boxing at your current level, and without training, you won't improve any, only solidify what you have learned..and you may have good and bad fights, but you won't step up a gear.

Go read some Brain McCabe and Willaim Soutar, two scots poets worth a gander.

I never mind someone giving me constructive critism. However, I sure hope they can give me a good reason why my poems were bad. I also like it when they let me know what I could have changed or how I can improve my poetry! Some people just have nothing better to do I guess!

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